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May 02016

Doctor Strange #8 is out! [preview]

Updating reviews as found: [Fandom Post] [ComicsVerse]

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Marvel's July 02016 solicits include Doctor Strange #10, Last Days of Magic conclusion with some Sorcerer Supreme shenanigans, new Doc Masterworks, movie prequel comic with "Masters of the Mystic Arts" "team"

DOCTOR STRANGE #10
JASON AARON (W) CHRIS BACHALO (A)
COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
THE THRILLING CONCLUSION OF "LAST DAYS OF MAGIC"!
The Sorcerer Supreme must learn some new tricks and utilize new weapons if he's to defeat the Empirikul!
Witness the status quo shift of the Sorcerer Supreme!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 7 HC
Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #23-37 and CHAMBER OF CHILLS #3-4.
304 PGS./Rated T $75.00

Also: MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE #1 (of 2)
Marvel's official movie prequel
A powerful, ancient relic has been stolen from the British Museum a relic that could do significant damage in the wrong hands...
Enter the Masters of the Mystic Arts!
The team is on a mission to find the relic and the mysterious mystic who stole it but will they be able to track her down before it's too late?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

Also: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY CLASSIC: IN THE YEAR 3000 VOL. 1 TPB
Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) #30-39 and ANNUAL #3, and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #134.
Even with the cosmic power of Firelord, a Phoenix, a Spirit of Vengeance and the thousand-year-old former Wonder Man, can two teams of Guardians stop the Dread Dormammu? Perhaps with some help from this era's Sorcerer Supreme... or a strangely recognizable Ancient One!
320 PGS./Rated T $34.99

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Marvel's August 02016 solicits include Doctor Strange #11

DOCTOR STRANGE #11
JASON AARON (W)
KEVIN NOWLAN & LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
VARIANT COVER BY ADAM HUGHES
MARVEL TSUM TSUM TAKEOVER VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
"Last Days of Magic" aftermath!
How did Stephen Strange become the Sorcerer Supreme?
And how has he lost it all?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

Also:

MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE #2 (of 2)
MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE TPB
Collecting MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE #1-2, MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE INFINITE COMIC #1, DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH #1, DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1, MARVEL PREMIERE #14 and material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #110 and #115.
152 PGS./Rated T+ $16.99

DOCTOR STRANGE: STRANGE ORIGIN TPB
Collecting DR. STRANGE: SEASON ONE and DOCTOR STRANGE (2015) #1.
144 PGS./Rated T+ $19.99

DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SECRET DEFENDERS TPB
Collecting SECRET DEFENDERS #1-11.
264 PGS./Rated T $29.99

DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE SIX-FINGERED HAND SAGA TPB
Collecting DEFENDERS (1972) #92-109, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #101 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #268.
480 PGS./Rated T $39.99

Marvel's big event this summer is Civil War II- no indication seen yet that Dr. Strange is part of it.

[30 May 02016]

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Was the Ancient One whitewashed into a Celt played by Tilda Swinton in the Doctor Strange movie to avoid China political upset over Tibet and risk exclusion from its large movie market?
> 'Doctor Strange' Writer Explains Casting of Tilda Swinton as Tibetan ["There is no other character in Marvel history that is such a cultural landmine... if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he's Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people..."]
> 'Doctor Strange' Screenwriter C. Robert Cargill Clarifies Comments About Tibet And The Ancient One
> Marvel Denies Whitewashing 'Doctor Strange' to Appease China
> Marvel defends 'Doctor Strange' casting with new character info
> Doctor Strange's Erasure Of Tibet Is A Political Statement
> Jigme Ugen: "kowtowing to China to twist history... Something the Ancient One would forbid."
> Discuss: The Ancient One in the comics is a racist mystery-guru Asian stereotype no modern movie should want to use anyway
> 'Doctor Strange' co-writer unintentionally provides further evidence of deep-seated Hollywood racism [it is possible to acknowledge in film in China that Tibet exists, without declaring its sovereignty; it is possible to portray an inoffensive, yet still Asian, version of The Ancient One]
> Tilda Swinton on Doctor Strange Whitewashing: The Script Didn't Have an Asian Character for Me to Play
> What Tilda Swinton's Role as the Ancient One in 'Doctor Strange' Means to a Tibetan
> Update: George Takei: "You cast a white actress so you wouldn't hurt sales... in Asia?"
> Discuss: Was the Ancient One really so originally established as Tibetan as to headache filmmakers? [Strange Tales #115 Doc origin: "Come with us to India..."] [Strange Tales #169 Doc origin: "the timeless, trackless wastes of the Himalayas..."] [Strange Tales #148: AO is from "Kamar-Taj, a hidden land high in the Himalayas!"]
> Discuss: The original whitewash: Dr. Strange looks Asian in his first appearance, and then becomes Caucasian in his origin a few issues later as he becomes popular
> Wikipedia: [The Ancient One] [Whitewashing in film]
> Tibet links: [History of Tibet (1950-present)] [Tibetan independence movement] [Tibetan sovereignty debate] [Human rights in Tibet] [Free Tibet]

[2 May 02016]

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Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday 7 May! [1 May 02016]

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